Review Article | Published: 31 December 2025

Variation in physiological attributes of seedlings of different Sandalwood seed Sources evaluated at Navsari, South Gujarat

R. Lekshmi, Rajesh Panduranga Gunaga, Santosh Kumar Anandrao Huse, Narender Singh Thakur, Ramesh Lakhamanbhai Sondarva and Jignesh Balubhai Bhusara

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 32 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 230-233 | 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2025-10RI8W | Cite this article

Abstract

Physiological factors, which include internal processes and responses to environmental stimuli, are crucial for every stage of plant growth and development. Assessment of physiological attributes can provide indication whether seedlings are experiencing normal growth or stress, so that better source(s) can be recommended for planting in field. In this study, physiological attributes like leaf chlorophyll content, cell membrane stability index, relative water content, ascorbic acid content and leaf extract pH of seven months old seedlings raised from five different seed sources viz., Idukki, Mysore, Bengaluru, Dharwad, and Junagadh, have been evaluated at College of Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari. Result shows a significant variation among seedlings of five studied seed sources for physiological attributes in sandalwood. Idukki source (2.42 mg/g) recorded significantly higher total chlorophyll content (1.87 mg/g) than Dharwad source. Dharwad, followed by Idukki and Junagadh sources recorded lower pH values than Mysore and Bengaluru sources. The local seed source- Junagadh, (Gujarat) recorded the higher cell membrane stability and ascorbic acid content, indicating that this seed source may perform well even under stress conditions. Study implies that, for large scale nursery raising, stress physiological attributes can be taken into consideration while evaluating seed sources at different climatic conditions.

Keywords

Cell membrane stability, Chlorophyll, Sandalwood, Seedling quality, Stress physiology

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Lekshmi, R., Gunaga, R.P., Huse, S.A., Thakur, N.S., Sondarva, R.L. and Bhusara, J.B., 2025. Variation in physiological attributes of seedlings of different Sandalwood seed Sources evaluated at Navsari, South Gujarat. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 32(4), pp.230-233. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2025-10RI8W

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 09 October 2025

Manuscript Revised on 16 December 2025

Manuscript Accepted on 26 December 2025

Manuscript Published on 31 December 2025

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